Alex wrote: > Does anyone know of a good laptop to run linux on (preferably gentoo)?
I'm quite happy with Gentoo running on my TiBook 1GHz G4 at home. It took one weekend to set it up, and most of that was solving the disk partitioning and multi boot (Mac OSX, Gentoo and Yellow Dog) problems. I have three Sony Vaio's (2xZ505S, 1xZ505JE) that we use for testing. I've installed RedHat, SuSE, LFS & now Gentoo on one of them, the others had RedHat installed by Emperor Linux. But check out this URL: http://www.emperorlinux.com/meteor.html 2.1 lbs! 1GHz Crusoe CPU Ethernet & 802.11 built in $1700 > I was wondering, since gentoo is a source-based distrobution, how > *slow* of a computer can be useful? The Z505S is a 333MHz Celleron, and it took days to compile kde from the basic install (120 emerges). However, that done it is pretty quick, even with KDE. > Would mozilla run well on a Pentium II-266 Mhz? I realize there are > other browsers like links & lynx, but they don't seem to render most > pages correctly. Memory and connection speed will be more important than processor speed. > What does X need to run smoothly, say as a dumb terminal? There are relative "smoothly"s. If you are used to a PI 133MHz and you are now using a PIII 1GHz you will be happy. If you are used to a PIII 1.4GHz you probably won't be happy with anything. Laptops do not necessarily run slower than desktops. > I was also hoping it could last more than 3 hours on battery without > weighing a ton.... (and be able to use a wireless network card). My TiBook lasts ~4 hours, weighs in at under 5.5 lb and has 802.11 build in (no card needed). The Meteor mentioned in the URL listed above only lists 2 hours on the battery. However, the only time I ever push the battery life is on an long flight. > I suppose this is too much... Dreaming is never too much. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 A Jester Unemployed -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
